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Expression of Fas ligand in human hepatoma cell lines: Role of hepatitis-B virus X (HBX) in induction of Fas ligand

✍ Scribed by Eui-Cheol Shin; Jeon-Soo Shin; Jeon-Han Park; Hoguen Kim; Se-Jong Kim

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
French
Weight
136 KB
Volume
82
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-7136

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✦ Synopsis

It has been postulated that tumor cells expressing Fas ligand (FasL) can evade immune surveillance by inducing apoptosis in T cells expressing Fas. In this study, we investigated FasL expression in 13 human hepatoma cell lines. Strong FasL expression was detected by reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction or immunofluorescence in Hep G2.2.15, in which the hepatitis-B-virus (HBV) genome was transfected, and in SNU-354, which showed HBx transcripts. To determine the biological activity of FasL, Hep G2.2.15 was co-cultured with MOLT-4, T-cell-leukemia cells. Hep G2.2.15 induced apoptosis in MOLT-4 and this was inhibited by the antagonistic anti-Fas antibody, ZB4. For further analysis of the role of HBx in the induction of FasL, PLC/PRF/5 cells were transfected transiently with the HBV genome, or HBx, or the frameshift mutant of HBx. In PLC/PRF/5 cells transfected with the HBV genome or HBx but not in cells transfected with the frameshift mutant of HBx, FasL expression was detected. Our data suggest that HBx plays a role in the induction of FasL in hepatoma cells and in the escape from immune surveillance. Int.

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